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Mattapoisett Looks To Move Forward With Longer Bike Pathhttp://wbsm.com/mattapoisett-looks-to-move-forward-with-longer-bike-path/
http://wbsm.com/mattapoisett-looks-to-move-forward-with-longer-bike-path/#commentsFri, 26 Sep 2014 00:15:52 +0000Taylor Cormierhttp://wbsm.com/?p=188254Continue reading…]]>Within a few years, the entire Southcoast of Massachusetts will be completely connected with bike riders in mind.

Eleven towns and cities are participating in the South Coast Bikeway project, with many planning phases nearing completion

]]>http://wbsm.com/swansea-slaying-suspect-claims-self-defense/feed/0Getty ImagesSwansea Man To Be Charged With Murderhttp://wbsm.com/swansea-man-to-be-charged-with-murder/
http://wbsm.com/swansea-man-to-be-charged-with-murder/#commentsMon, 25 Aug 2014 02:47:50 +0000Associated Presshttp://wbsm.com/?p=181240Continue reading…]]>A Swansea man has been arrested in the shooting death of a 23-year-old woman and will be charged with murder.

Police say they received numerous emergency calls at about 1:35 a.m. Sunday about a shooting on a roadway in Swansea

]]>http://wbsm.com/swansea-man-to-be-charged-with-murder/feed/0Getty ImagesSwansea Shellfish Beds Reopenhttp://wbsm.com/swansea-shellfish-beds-reopen/
http://wbsm.com/swansea-shellfish-beds-reopen/#commentsTue, 19 Aug 2014 17:39:56 +0000Dan McCreadyhttp://wbsm.com/?p=180200Continue reading…]]>The Swansea Shellfish Beds have reopened, according to an announcement on the town's website.
Relay areas are excluded from this announcement.
The shellfish beds were closed Monday with officials citing increased rainfall as the reason for the closure

]]>http://wbsm.com/swansea-shellfish-beds-reopen/feed/0Swansea Shellfish Beds Closedhttp://wbsm.com/swansea-shellfish-beds-closed/
http://wbsm.com/swansea-shellfish-beds-closed/#commentsMon, 18 Aug 2014 16:13:29 +0000Dan McCreadyhttp://wbsm.com/?p=179619Continue reading…]]>The Swansea Shellfish Beds are closed.
A post on the town's website cited excessive rainfall as the reason for the closure.
The deep water DMZ Taunton River Commercial Area will remain open and officials say if the weather permits they may reopen the other waters, with the exception of relay areas,Tuesday morning

]]>http://wbsm.com/swansea-shellfish-beds-closed/feed/0Mussels at market courtesy of Thinkstock PhotosMassachusetts Han Hit By Car On Highway Dieshttp://wbsm.com/massachusetts-han-hit-by-car-on-highway-dies/
http://wbsm.com/massachusetts-han-hit-by-car-on-highway-dies/#commentsWed, 06 Aug 2014 17:01:54 +0000Associated Presshttp://wbsm.com/?p=177234Continue reading…]]>Massachusetts State Police say a 32-year-old man has died after being struck on a highway by a car driven by a Rhode Island resident.

]]>http://wbsm.com/massachusetts-han-hit-by-car-on-highway-dies/feed/0Barrington, RI Police Arrest Two Men For Swansea House Breakhttp://wbsm.com/barrington-ri-police-arrest-two-men-for-swansea-house-break/
http://wbsm.com/barrington-ri-police-arrest-two-men-for-swansea-house-break/#commentsThu, 31 Jul 2014 17:31:11 +0000Dan McCreadyhttp://wbsm.com/?p=175639Continue reading…]]>Barrington, Rhode Island Police have arrested two Fall River men suspected of breaking into a house in Swansea.
Police tell the Herald News Peter Costa and William Lajoie were stopped following reports of a suspicious van with Massachusetts plates

]]>http://wbsm.com/barrington-ri-police-arrest-two-men-for-swansea-house-break/feed/0Peter Costa, left, and William Lajoie, right. Photo courtesy of Barrington, R.I. PoliceLightning Strikes In Swanseahttp://wbsm.com/lightning-strikes-in-swansea/
http://wbsm.com/lightning-strikes-in-swansea/#commentsThu, 17 Jul 2014 16:10:33 +0000Jim Phillipshttp://wbsm.com/?p=171802Continue reading…]]>They say lightning doesn't strike the same place twice, but it can strike the same town twice.

The Swansea Fire Department says two buildings were struck by lightning Wednesday morning.

According to the Department's Facebook page a tree on Locust Street was struck around 8:15 a

]]>http://wbsm.com/lightning-strikes-in-swansea/feed/0Photo courtesy Swansea Fire Dept via Facebook.Rhode Island Man To Be Charged With Swansea Murderhttp://wbsm.com/rhode-island-man-to-be-charged-with-swansea-murder/
http://wbsm.com/rhode-island-man-to-be-charged-with-swansea-murder/#commentsWed, 25 Dec 2013 23:08:19 +0000Jim Phillipshttp://wbsm.com/?p=121321Continue reading…]]>A Rhode Island man is awaiting extradition to Massachusetts for the murder of a Swansea woman last year. The Providence Journal reports that 54 year old David Sousa of Warren was charged by Rhode Island State Police with being a fugitive from justice

]]>http://wbsm.com/swansea-man-charged-in-new-bedford-stabbing/feed/0Photo: New Bedford Police Dept.Swansea Suspends Outdoor Evening Activitieshttp://wbsm.com/swansea-suspends-outdoor-evening-activities/
http://wbsm.com/swansea-suspends-outdoor-evening-activities/#commentsWed, 21 Aug 2013 16:09:40 +0000Phil Paleologoshttp://wbsm.com/?p=99679Continue reading…]]>Days before a Norfolk County woman in her 80's died from EEE, the Swansea School Committee has voted to suspend all evening school sports and activities until the first frost of the season to protect students from mosquito-borne illnesses.

]]>http://wbsm.com/swansea-suspends-outdoor-evening-activities/feed/0WPRIWest Nile Detected in New Bedford Mosquitoshttp://wbsm.com/west-nile-detected-in-new-bedford-mosquitos/
http://wbsm.com/west-nile-detected-in-new-bedford-mosquitos/#commentsWed, 07 Aug 2013 21:05:09 +0000Taylor Cormierhttp://wbsm.com/?p=97021Continue reading…]]>Signs of West Nile Virus are popping up all over the Southcoast. The Bristol County Mosquito Control Project says mosquitos carrying the virus have been trapped in Lakeville, Freetown, Swansea, Fall River, Mattapoisett, and now New Bedford

]]>http://wbsm.com/west-nile-detected-in-new-bedford-mosquitos/feed/0Getty ImagesSwansea Bridge Renamed in Honor of Iraq War Casualtyhttp://wbsm.com/swansea-bridge-renamed-in-honor-of-iraq-war-casualty/
http://wbsm.com/swansea-bridge-renamed-in-honor-of-iraq-war-casualty/#commentsFri, 05 Jul 2013 13:27:45 +0000BJ Ragonehttp://wbsm.com/?p=89917Continue reading…]]>A Swansea bridge has been renamed in honor of a local man killed while serving with the Army in Iraq.

]]>http://wbsm.com/swansea-bridge-renamed-in-honor-of-iraq-war-casualty/feed/0WPRIMaureen Hancock Live at Venus De Milo [PHOTOS]http://wbsm.com/maureen-hancock-live-at-venus-de-milo-photos/
http://wbsm.com/maureen-hancock-live-at-venus-de-milo-photos/#commentsFri, 21 Jun 2013 12:13:02 +0000BJ Ragonehttp://fun107.com/?p=113815Continue reading…]]>Venus De Milo was packed with local spirit medium Maureen Hancock in town. The Southcoast came out to witness her work live.

]]>http://wbsm.com/money-dispute-apparently-caused-a-murder-suicide/feed/0Standoff in Swansea Ends With Two Dead [UPDATE]http://wbsm.com/fatal-swansea-standoff/
http://wbsm.com/fatal-swansea-standoff/#commentsMon, 17 Jun 2013 15:45:31 +0000Jack Petersonhttp://wbsm.com/?p=85805Continue reading…]]>Authorities say two people are dead after a shooting and roughly three-hour standoff in Swansea.

]]>http://wbsm.com/fall-river-cop-arrested-in-swansea-for-dui/feed/0WJARMassachusetts DA's Office: Autopsy On Swansea Victim 'Inconclusive'http://wbsm.com/massachusetts-das-office-autopsy-on-swansea-victim-inconclusive/
http://wbsm.com/massachusetts-das-office-autopsy-on-swansea-victim-inconclusive/#commentsMon, 26 Nov 2012 14:35:20 +0000Jack Petersonhttp://wbsm.com/?p=35381Continue reading…]]>The State Medical Examiner's office says an autopsy on a 51-year-old Swansea woman found dead in her home was inconclusive and more tests are needed.

]]>http://wbsm.com/massachusetts-das-office-autopsy-on-swansea-victim-inconclusive/feed/0Getty ImagesPolice Investigate Swansea Murderhttp://wbsm.com/police-investigate-swansea-murder/
http://wbsm.com/police-investigate-swansea-murder/#commentsSun, 25 Nov 2012 13:57:48 +0000BJ Ragonehttp://wbsm.com/?p=35293Continue reading…]]>The Bristol County District Attorney's Office is investigating an apparent homocide in Swansea. A spokesman for the District Attorney says a Swansea woman was found dead in her home early Saturday.

]]>http://wbsm.com/police-investigate-swansea-murder/feed/0flickrSimply Simons Restaurant Offering Thanksgiving Meal Deliveryhttp://wbsm.com/simply-simons-restaurant-offering-thanksgiving-meal-delivery/
http://wbsm.com/simply-simons-restaurant-offering-thanksgiving-meal-delivery/#commentsFri, 16 Nov 2012 19:26:44 +0000BJ Ragonehttp://wbsm.com/?p=33496Continue reading…]]>Around the holiday season is when you really start to see people's hearts open up. Simply Simons in Swanea is once again offering free Thanksgiving meals for people in need.